Temperatures remain on the warm side this afternoon. However, they will be significantly cooling off for some over the weekend.
Yesterdays low pressure system has left the state. This afternoon warm temperatures and mostly sunny skies are expected. There may be intermittent cloud cover across northwestern and northern New Mexico this afternoon and through the evening.
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A second low pressure system is making its way towards northwestern New Mexico this afternoon as well. This low pressure system will be accompanied by a pacific cold front. This cold front will significantly drop temperatures for some across northern, western, and central New Mexico. Albuquerque can expect high temperatures Saturday to be 10 degrees cooler than today.
The low pressure system will also bring isolated rain showers to New Mexico tonight and Saturday morning. The majority of the precipitation will be in the northwest and the four corners tonight. The Albuquerque metro and central New Mexico could also see some showers tonight. The light rain will move across New Mexico with the low pressure through Saturday morning.
Another low pressure system could be moving into New Mexico by the middle of next week. There is quite a bit of uncertainty surrounding this forecast though. Specifically surrounding the location of precipitation. The American model is leaning towards the precipitation staying to the north. The European model is bringing the precipitation much further south into central New Mexico.